Corporate Tax Experience
Private equity disposals and acquisitions
Advising both management teams, venture capitalists (e.g. ECI) and selling shareholders for deals worth in excess of £250m - including advice to the institutional management shareholders of Bounty Group Limited on the sale to Kaboose Inc (a Canadian media company) for £70m.
Absolute Capital Management
Advice to fund management company Absolute Capital Management on its acquisition of the hedge fund business of debt fund manager Argo Capital Management for £50m.
Thermphos GmbH
The acquisition by Thermphos GmbH of the Newport based Dequest speciality chemicals business for approximately $67m in cash.
Reconstruction of property/farming company
Reconstruction of property/farming company with assets in excess of £30m.
Advice in relation to rights issue
Advice in relation to rights issue to capitalise loan stock with a view to gaining immediate qualification for IHT reliefs.
Advising First ScotRail
Advising First ScotRail on a lease of new rolling stock from HSBC Rail.
Tax opinions on securitisation of residential mortgage
Tax opinions on securitisation of residential mortgage receivables of an approximate value of £2bn.
Tax opinions on securitisation of residential mortgage
Tax opinions on securitisation of residential mortgage receivables of an approximate value of £2bn.